About Face

The reporter visits South Korea and tries to understand why the country has the highest rate of plastic surgery per capita in the world.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 16, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,455 words)

The Fugitive Heir

A 2002 profile of real estate scion and alleged murderer Robert Durst. Durst has been the subject of a documentary miniseries airing on HBO called The Jinx.

Author: Ned Zeman
Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Feb 1, 2002
Length: 31 minutes (7,890 words)

The Death of Baby Ada Mae and the Tragic Effects of Addicted Veterans

How the harmful prescription practices of a Wisconsin VA center have furthered an epidemic of addicted veterans, and left tragedy and crime in their wake.

Source: Reveal News
Published: Mar 14, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,040 words)

How Karina Longworth Is Reimagining Classic Hollywood—and the Podcast—in ‘You Must Remember This’

An interview with the former LA Weekly film writer about producing a podcast about classic Hollywood.

Source: Longreads
Published: Mar 17, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,624 words)

A Friend of the Devil

How the CIA funded the National Student Association during the Cold War.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Mar 17, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,253 words)

No Survivors

What would happen if an 800-kiloton nuclear warhead detonated above midtown Manhattan?

Published: Feb 25, 2015
Length: 7 minutes (1,790 words)

Inside the Mad, Mad World of TripAdvisor

How the social travel site changed the way we plan our trips.

Source: Outside
Published: Mar 13, 2015
Length: 20 minutes (5,032 words)

Why the World Is Betting on a Better Battery: A Reading List

A book, a documentary, and five stories on our battery-powered future.

Source: Longreads
Published: Mar 16, 2015

Jane Goodall Is Still Wild at Heart

A profile of the legendary scientist and conservationist, who turns 81 next month.

Published: Mar 16, 2015
Length: 21 minutes (5,465 words)

Does a Connecticut Shed Hold the Secrets of the Gardner Heist?

On the 25th anniversary of America’s most notorious art heist, the FBI squares off with an aging con man in search of new information about lost master works.

Source: Boston Globe
Published: Mar 11, 2015
Length: 17 minutes (4,320 words)